marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
The Cheat
I have never seen such a beautiful woman. Her hair so silky and straight, eyes that could make a grown man drop to his knees and beg. Almost as if she was Medusa, except you wouldn’t turn to stone by the looks of her. Instead you would just instantly fall in love with her. The smile she has…the energy she gives off...she's perfect. I’ve never been so mesmerized by someone ever. I feel like I am being controlled by an invisible force that's making me want to walk up and tell her how much I love her. But I can’t do that...she's a complete stranger. She would think I am some freak stalking her. I continue to stare at her from across the school parking lot. I am most likely late to work at this point, but I don’t care. This woman is like an angel sent down from God himself.
By Desirae C. Thomas5 years ago in Humans
Bad Girl House
I suppose that most of us grew up having sweet dreams of someday being proposed to. I know that I did. I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. Although I had come to understand that all of the princess movies did not actually represent the ideal happy ending, or happy beginning for that matter, they were still a big influence on my views of romance. I imagined I was going to be proposed to by a handsome man, dressed in a tuxedo, as the sun was setting on a beautiful beach. He was going to surprise me as he got down on one knee to presented me with a gorgeous diamond ring. Then we would dance under the stars in a haze of happiness, to music that just started playing out of nowhere, like it was coming from the moon. I may have been a tough tomboy, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t dream about falling in love with my own Prince Charming.
By Kathy Sees5 years ago in Humans
Bad Girl House
Only four months after the wedding, I found out that I was pregnant. This was right after I had finished my semester of student teaching. All of our parents were thrilled at the news. It was all they could talk about. Johnathan was very excited that he was finally going to be a big brother at nine years old. Even though I was happy and saw this as good thing for me, in the back of my mind I felt that it would also be good for my relationship with John. I thought that it would make him happy, and soften his demeanor a bit. I hoped that the thought of having a baby with me would change his outlook on everything.
By Kathy Sees5 years ago in Humans
OUR LAST WISH
OUR LAST WISH *Alarm beeps at 4 a.m* Cassy is still asleep and the sound of the alarm clock was irritating. She switches off the clock with the left hand and gets up from the bed. She observes that it is still dark outside the window. She closes the curtains properly and gets inside the bathroom. She came out after twenty minutes after taking a shower. “What have I done with my life,” thinks Cassy. She changes her bathrobes into a t-shirt and shorts. While thinking about her past she prepares the meal and grabs some bread for breakfast. She has to catch a cab for the office at 6 a.m. she hurriedly changes her clothes, grabs office files, and wears her marriage ring which was on her nightstand and runs outside by putting on shoes. When she got into the cab, she again starts thinking while staring at her marriage ring. “Everything began on that day at the end of the college graduation ceremony three years ago when I accepted Steve’s marriage proposal. I used to have lots of adventures but now life became a burden to me”. She sighs. “It is not like I hate my life. In comparison to others, mine is quite successful. I have this wonderful job, I have a loving and dedicated husband but despite everything still, I feel something is missing out of life. Something like essence to a perfume without which the bottle is full of ordinary liquid”. While thinking this she enters her office building. She enters her chamber and starts reviewing her work. After hectic work, she reaches home and unlocks the door. She enters inside and suddenly her eyes catch a glimpse of an old memory. Such memory is still fresh in her mind even though physically it is lost. It was a picture of her with her husband taken on their marriage day. While staring at it she speaks aloud “in these three years even though our physical appearance is the same but mentally we are like those couples who live under the same roof but there is no interaction between them”. “I am sorry that I have been ignoring you due to my work, baby,” said Steve who was at the door. “Honey, why you are back so early” exclaimed Cassy and added “I am not blaming you for anything, I am happy with you, I am happy with what I am doing even if I have to wake early in the morning at 4, do house chores, rush to office, return to home late at night and again finish the rest of chores but still I have no complaints,” said Cassy in shivering voice. “Baby, even if you are not complaining, I can feel your pain and frustration. You repeat the same taxing activities for six days and on the seventh day of the week; you check on your parents and take care of their needs. We don’t have time for each other” replied Steve in a soft voice while gently hugging Cassy. “That’s why I took early off from work so that I can spend some time with you” added Steve. “Then what about our savings, you left early due which you will receive a cut salary which will affect our savings,” asked Cassy with a puzzled face. Steve looked into her eyes, held her face with his two big hands, and said “what is the use of those savings which can’t compensate my wife’s frustration. I brought you into this relationship with the hope that you will be happy with me but recently I am feeling like I forcefully dragged you into this marriage”. “Why are you saying such useless things, we don’t get to spend time often like before that doesn’t mean that I am not happy” interrupted Cassy. “Don’t you miss that adventurous life of the college? Don’t you miss those sweet moments that we spent in each other arms at night under beautiful stars on the seashore?” asked Steve. “Yes, I do but that was past and I am not regretting that I loved and married you, you idiot” answered Cassy annoyingly.
By Blake Hunt5 years ago in Humans
Married by September 2021, Entry #3
February 18, 2021 It has been a while since I've updated you all on my journey and the past few weeks have been a true rollercoaster of emotions! I'm only 215 days away from my wedding and I still have no clue who the groom will be.
By Zakiyah Bradford5 years ago in Humans
I Took A Gap Year In My Marriage. Top Story - February 2021.
A gap year is typically used to describe the year high school students take to find themselves. During that time, they work or travel in an effort not only to discover themselves but to figure out what they want to do with their lives. But when we inadvertently applied that same logic to our marriage, it brought us back from almost getting divorced.
By That Writer Chick5 years ago in Humans
Our Valentine's Weekend
This was our first COVID-era Valentine’s Day. Since Valentine’s Day was on a Sunday and was cold and wet outside, we made it a Valentine’s Weekend. It is normal for us to spend a lot of time together, but since COVID introduced itself we have been together even more, so much so that we could not buy each other cards separately. We were both trying to think of a way to get to a store without it being obvious to each other. Kathy finally said, “I have to go to CVS.
By Bill Coleman5 years ago in Humans
